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| Formerly | Lin Pictures(2007–2018) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | December 12, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12-12) |
| Founder | Dan Lin |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California ,United States |
Key people | Jonathan Eirich Michael LoFaso (co-CEOs) Nick Reynolds (vice president of film) Lindsey Liberatore (EVP of television) Courtney Tarantin (vice president of television) Ryan Halprin (senior vice president of production) Ciao Zhao (executive assistant, film) |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
| Website | rideback |
Rideback (formerlyLin Pictures until 2018) is a film and television production company formed on December 12, 2007 by producerDan Lin. Its notable films includeThe Lego Movie franchise.
On December 12, 2007,Dan Lin announced that he would leave Warner Bros. as senior vice president of production, to launch his company Lin Pictures.[1]
In 2008, the studio hired Jon Silk as vice president of production and Stephen Gilchrist as director of development for film production.[2]
In 2011, they launched its own roots into television, signing a deal with Warner Bros. Television, to produce TV shows, and hired Jennifer Gwartz to run the new television division with Dan Lin.[3]
In 2014, the studio was successful in the television industry when their first TV showForever was picked up to series byABC.[4] It even gained more success when the studio's second TV seriesLethal Weapon byFox and it ended up gaining more success.[5]
In 2017, they hired TriStar Television executive Lindsey Liberatore as senior vice president of its television unit.[6]
In 2018, the studio was renamed to Rideback, as a next generation company to focus on filmmaker collaboration.[7]
In 2019, the studio andMedia Rights Capital decided to launch the Rideback TV Incubator and kick off with the inaugural class of writers and mentors for the TV incubator.[8]
The company most recently signed a deal withUniversal Pictures.[9]
In February 2024, Lin left Rideback to joinNetflix as head of film, with Jonathan Eirich and Michael LoFaso being promoted toco-CEOs. Lin will continue to serve as a board member on the non-profit group Rideback Rise.[10]
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | McG | Warner Bros. Pictures | uncredited; co-production withColumbia Pictures,The Halcyon Company andWonderland Sound and Vision | $200 million | $371.4 million |
| Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock | Robert Rodriguez | uncredited; co-production withImagenation Abu Dhabi,Media Rights Capital andTroublemaker Studios | $20 million | $29 million | ||
| The Invention of Lying | Ricky Gervais Matthew Robinson | uncredited; co-production withRadar Pictures,Media Rights Capital,Universal Pictures andLynda Obst Productions | $18.5 million | $32.7 million | ||
| The Box | Richard Kelly | uncredited; co-production withDarko Entertainment,Radar Pictures andMedia Rights Capital | $30 million | $33.3 million | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Guy Ritchie | uncredited; co-production withSilver Pictures,Wigram Productions andVillage Roadshow Pictures | $90 million | $524 million |
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Easter Sunday | Jay Chandrasekhar | Universal Pictures | co-production withDreamWorks Pictures andAmblin Partners[11][12] | $17 million | $13.1 million |
| 2023 | Haunted Mansion | Justin Simien | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures | $150–157.8 million | $114.5 million |
| Dear David | John McPhail | Lionsgate Films | co-production withBuzzFeed Studios | TBA | ||
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | Dean Fleischer Camp | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures[13] |
| TBA | The Partner | TBA | Universal Pictures | co-production withBilly17[14] |
| Sherlock Holmes 3 | Dexter Fletcher | Warner Bros. Pictures | co-production withSilver Pictures, Ritchie/Wigram Productions andTeam Downey[15] | |
| Untitled live-action/animatedLego film | TBA | Universal Pictures | co-production withThe Lego Group andAnimal Logic[16] | |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | co-production withWalt Disney Pictures[17] | ||
| Shots! Shots! Shots! | Universal Pictures | [18] |
| Year | Title | Director | Distributor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Death Note | Adam Wingard | Netflix | co-production with LP Entertainment andVertigo Entertainment |
| 2019 | The Two Popes | Fernando Meirelles | Netflix Original Films |
| Year(s) | Title | Creators | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Forever | Matt Miller | ABC | co-production with Good Session andWarner Bros. Television | 1 | 22 |
| 2016–2019 | Lethal Weapon | based onLethal Weapon by: Shane Black developed by: Matt Miller | Fox | 3 | 55 | |
| 2016–2017 | Frequency | based onFrequency by: Toby Emmerich developed by: Jeremy Carver | The CW | co-production withJeremy Carver Productions,New Line Cinema andWarner Bros. Television | 1 | 13 |
| Year | Title | Creators | Network | Notes | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | Walker | based onWalker, Texas Ranger by: Albert S. Ruddy Leslie Greif Paul Haggis Christopher Canaan developed by: Anna Fricke | The CW | co-production with Stick to Your Guns Productions, Pursued by a Bear andCBS Studios | 4 | 69 |
| 2022–2023 | Walker: Independence | Anna Fricke | co-production with Pursued by a Bear, Stick to Your Guns Productions, Not This and CBS Studios | 1 | 13 | |
| 2024–present | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Albert Kim | Netflix | co-production with Albert Kim Pictures andNickelodeon Productions | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown | Charles Yu | Hulu | co-production with MSD Imaginary Machines, Waititi,Participant Media and20th Television | 1 | 10 |